CATS ACQUIRE D JAMIE ALLISON

SUNRISE, Fla. - Florida Panthers General Manager Mike Keenan announced today that the club has acquired D Jamie Allison off waivers.

Allison, 30, has played in 20 games with the Nashville Predators this season, registering one assist with 45 penalty minutes, while averaging 7:59 of ice time. For his career in the National Hockey League the Lindsay, Ontario, native has played in 365 games for Calgary (1994-1998, 2001-02), Chicago (1998-2001), Columbus (2001-03) and Nashville (2003-06), recording 30 points (7-23-30) and 628 PIM. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound defenseman was selected by Calgary with their second choice (44th overall) in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Jamie Allison's Career Statistics:

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Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

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1991-92 Windsor Spitfires OHL 59 4 8 12 70 4 1 1 2 2

1992-93 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 61 0 13 13 64 15 2 5 7 23

1993-94 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 40 2 22 24 69 17 2 9 11 35

1994-95 Detroit Jr. Red Wings OHL 50 1 14 15 119 18 2 7 9 35

1994-95 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --

1995-96 Saint John Flames AHL 71 3 16 19 223 14 0 2 2 16

1996-97 Saint John Flames AHL 46 3 6 9 139 5 0 1 1 4

1996-97 Calgary Flames NHL 20 0 0 0 35 -- -- -- -- --

1997-98 Saint John Flames AHL 16 0 5 5 49 -- -- -- -- --

1997-98 Calgary Flames NHL 43 3 8 11 104 -- -- -- -- --

1998-99 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 39 2 2 4 62 -- -- -- -- --

1998-99 Saint John Flames AHL 5 0 0 0 23 -- -- -- -- --

1998-99 Indianapolis Ice IHL 3 1 0 1 10 -- -- -- -- --

1999-00 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 59 1 3 4 102 -- -- -- -- --

2000-01 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 44 1 3 4 53 -- -- -- -- --

2001-02 Calgary Flames NHL 37 0 2 2 24 -- -- -- -- --

2001-02 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 7 0 0 0 28 -- -- -- -- --

2002-03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 48 0 1 1 99 -- -- -- -- --

2003-04 Nashville Predators NHL 47 0 3 3 76 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 Cambridge Hornets OHASr 5 0 3 3 4

2005-06 Nashville Predators NHL 20 0 1 1 45

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NHL Totals 365 7 23 30 628